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5 Public Relations Musts During Economic Tough Times
So, times are tough. First thing to keep in mind is this will pass and better times are ahead, but even more importantly, realize that tough times don’t have to signal tough times for you and your business.

Youre Placing A Story Where
Press coverage, whether large or small, can all be used to help build a powerful and effective media campaign.
How to (Phone) Pitch The Media
You may be a natural salesman, and your clients may indeed love you, but you're playing a different game when you’re contacting the media. You are entering a very specific phone world. You may be a great person one-on-one, with a winning smile and a firm handshake, but that won't get you far over the phone. Having an interesting and compelling story to tell is vital, but how that story is pitched is of equal importance.

Appearing on a Talk Show Post-Oprah
Times are changing; Oprah is gone, as are many of the daytime soap operas. TV’s 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daytime slots are shifting dramatically. If you’re looking to pitch yourself as a guest on a talk show, never fear, although Oprah is gone, there are a myriad shows out there and more are on the way.
The Small Business Marketing Success Secret
The biggest problem that most small business owners have with PR is that they don’t fully understand the process or how it can help build their business or establish their brand. Most think that public relations is only for large corporations or those in the entertainment world and that it has to do with stunts and smoke and mirrors. None of those perceptions are correct. Why should entrepreneurs and small business owners use PR? Because it can build a business and establish a company’s brand. Because it works!
When & How To Call The Media
You’ve decided to give your PR campaign a real shot. If you’re not in a position to hire a public relations firm or media consultant and are giving it a stab on your own, learn the ropes before moving forward. It’s important to develop your story, write your press release, build your media list and send your release out to the appropriate media. But at that point media follow up calls might be in order.
To Phone or not to Phone (pitch) The Media
You’ve come up with your story ideas and pitch angles, you’ve written your press release, you’ve sent out the email pitches and you’ve placed your release on one of the paid wire services and… nothing! Not a single editor or producer has called to interview you or write a feature on you. You’ve done everything right and everything’s gone wrong. What now? How about picking up the phone? There’s a start!

Pitching Lessons
To have yourself, your service or your product featured in the media, you need to effectively pitch the media. It’s an art. By appearing in the media you create a bridge between your company and your clients or customers. You also build your brand by establishing credibility that only comes with being featured as a news story. Your best bet is to hire a public relations firm or PR consultant to develop, launch and implement your media relations campaign for you. It can be a tricky business and you can often do yourself more harm than good by trying it on your own. But, if money is tight and you’re not in a position to retain a firm, you don’t have to wait to get started. There are some PR tips and secrets you can try. With that in mind, the following is a pitching overview.

Taking Your Business' Marketing In Your Own Hands – and Winning
At a time when Washington and Wall Street seem to have little or no connection with Main Street Wall Street seems to do fine no matter how much of the rest of the country is suffering, but it’s the rest of the country that matters when it comes to growing the economy. It’s more important than ever for you to reach your target market and build a bridge between you and your customers. While those around you are trying to figure out what to do, or are looking at Washington or Wall Street for answers, you can take your business’s marketing matters in your own hands – and soar!
How to Maximize Local PR
Whereas I’m a big believer in going national if you have a strong story, there is a lot to be said for regional and local PR coverage. If you have a personal story that has a local slant to it, use it. Maybe a story as to how you built your business, or a story about how your product, service or company helped transform the life of someone else who lives in the community. The media loves transformational stories, so offer them one with a strong local hook. Always give your pitch a local slant. Remember you’re drilling down, pitching narrow, not wide.
Why You Should Launch Next Year’s PR Campaign this November
You want the fourth quarter to end on a strong note, which is why it’s so important to launch a media relations campaign for the holidays, but even if your end of year plans are set and you’re looking to launch in a big way for the upcoming year, you need to start your PR and marketing no later than November. If by launching an effective public relations campaign you can illustrate how your business has positively affected the life of others, people who see read or hear your story will want to know if you can do the same for them. And your phone will start ringing.
The PR Power of Statistics and Numbers
People love statistics and so do the media. Statistics (percentages and numbers) seem real, whether they are or not. Stats are great to offer to producers, writers, editors, bloggers & media outlets. It gives them a hook, something to work with. They can use your stats and then your quotes to come up with interesting, off beat and fun sound-bites, articles, and segments. Using statistics in your pitches is an excellent way to give an editor or producer a good media hook, and garner media coverage for you and your company.

You Don’t Have to Be in a Major Media Market to Benefit from PR
If you’re looking to promote your business company or product and you’re not in one of the major markets such as Los Angeles or New York, PR should be high on your marketing to do list. The upside is that a public relations campaign offers you an affordable option to take your message directly to your target market. If you’re in a smaller media market, and you professionally present your story to the local media your chances of landing a story are maximized.
You Don’t Have to Be in a Major Media Market to Benefit from Public Relations
If you’re looking to promote your business company or product and you’re not in one of the major markets such as Los Angeles or New York, PR should be high on your marketing to do list. The upside is that a public relations campaign offers you an affordable option to take your message directly to your target market. If you’re in a smaller media market, and you professionally present your story to the local media your chances of landing a story are maximized.
Writing a great pitch
Here are some tips to consider the next time you write a pitch.

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One Size Does Not Fit All
Don't rely solely on one press release to do all of your work. It's important that you modify the release to fit the needs of the media outlet you're pitching.

Why Credibility Matters
Pitching the media is more than just pitching a story idea. It is about pitching the entire package, and that means pitching yourself. If you are trying to get yourself on the news or in the newspapers, you need to establish why you are qualified to speak on the topic. Here are a few ways to establish your credibility before pitching the media.
Unconventional vs. Conventional Pitches
One size does not fit all when it comes to pitching a story idea to the media. In many cases, you will have more success with your story pitches by targeting the proper news medium and reporter through unconventional ways.
Pitching the Media
This article deals with pitching a story idea to the media about you, your business or brand.
The Right Way to Respond to a PR Query
What's truly mind blowing is that most of these came from PR firms pitching on behalf of their clients. I can maybe understand how someone who isn't a PR professional could make these mistakes...But these people are hired to do this! So today I want to show you the right way to respond to PR queries so you can get more press with less effort. #1 - Only respond to queries that truly relate to you and your expertise. No off target pitching.
The Secrets to Successfully Landing Media Coverage
When it comes to approaching the media, keep in mind that there is no one media outlet.  You are not pitching one story, nor are you pitching one media source.  To be successful you need to be developing a number of different stories to pitch to a variety of different media outlets.  Each media source has needs and interests that are specific to it.  The primary secret to a successful PR campaign is to focus on what the various media outlets need and pitch each outlet accordingly.

The New Rules for Successfully Landing Media Coverage
One of the upsides of the net, social media and blogs, is that you can now learn so much about writers, editors and producers that you are pitching. You can learn their interests and study their writings. Now, when you pitch a story, you can have a much better take on whether your pitch is appropriate or off-base. Instead of sending out hundreds of emails and packages hoping that a few hit the right target, the savvy approach is to pick a small number of media contacts, do your research and make more focused, targeted pitches.
Master the Art of Pitching your story to the Media
Pitching is an art of the business owner to get the media to be interested in their stories.

Pitching Lessons
To have yourself, your service or your product featured in the media, you need to effectively pitch the media. It’s an art. By appearing in the media you create a bridge between your company and your clients or customers. You also build your brand by establishing credibility that only comes with being featured as a news story. Your best bet is to hire a public relations firm or PR consultant to develop, launch and implement your media relations campaign for you. It can be a tricky business and you can often do yourself more harm than good by trying it on your own. But, if money is tight and you’re not in a position to retain a firm, you don’t have to wait to get started. There are some PR tips and secrets you can try. With that in mind, the following is a pitching overview.

Biggest Mistakes When Pitching a Story
Pitching stories to the media is a skill that takes practice. Most PR courses don't teach pitching skills. It takes an understanding of the media, knowledge of the industry category your product or services is in, and some common sense. Here are the biggest mistakes PR people make when trying to get media coverage for their company or product.
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